College of San Mateo track and field athletes advance to Nor Cal finals

Laughlin was also fourth in discus throw, qualifying with another personal best, 152-1 (No. 7 in the current state rankings).

There were no prelims in the javelin throw, where he also leads the north at 181-8 and is No. 2 in the state. Laughlin is arguably the state’s top all-around thrower.

On the track, Sarelis Villalobos-Martinez qualified easily in her prelim races with personal bests, running third overall in the women’s 400 meters in 58.63 seconds and No. 4 in the 200 meters (25.43) – both state championship “B” qualifying marks.

Evelyn Contreras was the No. 4 triple jump qualifier with a personal best 35-2 1/2. There were no prelims in the long jump where the 2019 San Mateo High grad ranks No. 5 in the north at 17-4.

Johnny Goode ran 49.37 in the men’s 400 meter prelims to advance to Friday’s finals. He ranks seventh in the state with a best of 48.11. He had a busy day, anchoring the 4 x 100 meter relay team — that included Jared St. Onge, Nathaniel Mata and Deon McDauley — to a finals berth in 42.25. the 4x400 team of Evan Forsman, Donovan Garcia, Liam Kilbridge and Goode qualified in 3:20.64. San Mateo has state ranking respective bests of 41.71 (No. 7) and 3:17.72 (No. 4).

Garcia was the No. 2 qualifier in the 400 meter hurdles, with a personal best 53.58, to rank No. 3 in the state.

The double Coast Conference hurdles champion out of Hillsdale High did not need a qualifying race in the 110 hurdles, where he ranks No. 7 at 14.90. He has the No. 2 NorCal time in both events.

Forsman (Riordan) was fourth in his 800 meter prelim race in at PB 1:57.65 to advance to the finals.

Hillsdale grad Mata grabbed the ninth and last qualifying berth in the 200 meters with a PR 22.04 — but fell short of making the 100 finals with his 10.90.